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Pelosi: While Americans Struggle to Pay High Prices at the Pump, Major Oil Companies Report Record Profits“While Americans struggle to pay high prices at the pump, the world’s largest oil company, Exxon Mobil, is expected to report an $8.9 billion profit – a 56 percent increase from the previous year. The Republicans’ solution is to give oil companies with record high profits more than $8 billion in additional tax breaks and subsidies, leaving American consumers holding the tab. “We should repeal the excessive tax breaks and subsidies for Republicans’ big oil and gas company cronies and instead direct that money to lower the price of gas at the pump and home heating costs now. A stronger “Democrats are fighting for common-sense anti-price gouging legislation that would help families pay their skyrocketing energy bills and crack down on gas and oil companies that are cheating
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“ Democrats are united in presenting a New Direction for America, one that will make our nation as strong as its people, one that brings opportunity, security, and prosperity to all Americans. ” Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi |
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